What things would seriously put you off buying a property?

Vicky123

I was thinking more of a current cemetery/crematorium, and school would be a problem with parking if it's anything like the roads where I live absolutely no go at coming in and going out times, double parking, parking over driveways etc.

whomy5

These for me are big no no's

Shared access/open driveway - Unfortunately the house I rent, we have idiots for neighbours with no consideration in regards to parking

Neighbours - as above, if you have nuisance/inconsiderate neighbours you will not want to live in a house for long

On street parking only - just the issues it causes

Dodgy Areas - I think thats pretty self explanatory

Living next to housing/council estates - sadly alot of have social problems that end up on your doorstep and be a total nightmare

Big Gardens - Im not a gardener, so I wouldnt dream of buying a house with lots of garden

Houses with front doors that open directly onto the street - just not keen on houses with no front wall/fence/garden

Houses that have not been looked after - I wouldnt want to buy a house that was dirty and not looked after, theres a difference between a house that is just perhaps old and needs updating and a house that has not been kept clean and left in a poor state.

Im sure there are many other things, but I cant think of them at the moment:)

We made sure that the house we are in the process of buying had NONE of the above before we even looked at it and questioned the vendor in regards to neighbours as soon as we viewed it.

We currently live in a lovely little rented house, but living here has def made clear what we wanted to avoid when we decided to buy.

katejo

Vicky123 wrote: »

I was thinking more of a current cemetery/crematorium, and school would be a problem with parking if it's anything like the roads where I live absolutely no go at coming in and going out times, double parking, parking over driveways etc.

My road is a quiet one as there is no through way for cars . Also parking permits required . Most kids at the school walk there .

Strapped

The only absolute deal breakers would be shared driveway or north facing garden/no garden.

marmitepotato

North facing garden.

Stairs in the front room (aka no hallway)
Dark rooms
Trees too near the house
Neighbours right of access across your garden
No garage
Neighbours who don't look after their garden/property


The list is endless, but the above list is my top priority as we have owned houses from the above list.....

TopQuark

I'm pretty good at seeing the potential in things so don't have an awfully long list, but things that could endanger health/the property itself would be a certain no-no, like;

- on a flood plain
- close to electricity pylons
- mine shafts beneath the property

Money being no object, I also likely wouldn't buy anything with lots of rooms (e.g. I don't need or want a separate room to eat my breakfast meal in). We spend a lot of our time travelling or otherwise out and I'd feel them to be wasted space, just gathering dust.

I'd also probably avoid any area that looked like it could be full of nosey parkers and busybodies, gossips on the village green-types. I'm generally not too bothered about the neighbours as long as they aren't a nuisance, but to be located amongst such people would seriously put me off.

We currently live in a 17th century Swiss farmhouse and as much as it's nice to have a bit of character, not a single wall is straight and there are beams all over the place which is a pain for cleaning, hanging pictures & curtains etc. That said, the view across lake Geneva and Mont Blanc is breathtaking and I'd live in a dilapidated shed if I had to, just to see it everyday.

rrtt

I'd add that I'd also really hate to live in a house where people on public paths could look straight into your rooms and garden.

This was brought home to me bigtime when I thought I'd found my perfect house recently - was on a steep slope with the bedrooms on the ground floor at the rear facing downhill, and the living-room and kitchen just above them on a metre overhang with glass wall and balcony. The (beautiful) back garden on this side too, butting on to and overlooking a field recently planted as woodland. All seemed quite secluded and peaceful. However, wanting to explore walks for my mutt, we went down the public footpath which ran down the side of the property and onto the cul-de-sac road which ran parallel with the river 100 yards below. Huge shock! Coming back up the path, you were looking straight into not just the garden, but living room and bedrooms of the house which were directly in your eyeline towards the top of the ridge. This was daylight, imagine at dusk or night when you had lights on! As a hater of net curtains this was a huge no-no and I pulled out of what had been a very possible offer (house was perfect in other ways).

So, be sure to check out your potential purchases from all possible angles and at different times of day, guys n gals!

t0rt0ise

When looking to move to London, renting not buying, I looked first at the general area, certain areas would be avoided.. and then the only thing was that it had to be close enough to a tube station for me to feel safe walking home late at night. Nothing else mattered.

Lou67

HAVE to ask........ why are so many people against a north facing garden?

Lou67

Poooo, guests due to visit us, are over half hour early! Will check back later